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Phytoplankton (Algae) and Zooplankton
Collected and Identified
in Little Fresh Pond and Black's Nook

PHOTOS of some Fresh Pond Algae taken by Squizzle

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by Squizzle Plekavich

2016
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Black's Nook 2:45pm, 12/10/16
Water temperature 35.2 degrees F ( under 3/4 inch of ice ).
Phytoplankton
Synura
Scenedesmus
Ankistrodesmus
Euglena
Centritractus
Zooplankton
Copepods (Cyclops)
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus, Conochilus)

 

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Little Fresh Pond 3:00pm, 12/10/16. 
Water temperature 34.4 degrees F ( under 3/4  inch of ice).
Phytoplankton
Asterionella (6/ml)
Navicula 

Zooplankton
Rotifers (Notommata as a parasite on Euroglenopsis?)

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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook  11/11/16,  11:20am.
Water temperature 47.2 degrees F.
Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Ankistrodesmus
Mougeotia
Navicula
Palmella
Zooplankton
Copepods
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond   11/11/16,  11:35am.
Water temperature  50.9 degrees F.
 
Phytoplankton
Uroglenopsis (2/ml)
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Pediastrum 
Zooplankton
Ostracods 
Rotifers (Keratella)
 
Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 9:15am, 10/23/16.
Water temperature 54.9 degrees F.
Phytoplankton
Sphaerozosma
Euglena
Oedogonium
Ankistrodesmus
Pediastrum 
 
 
Zooplankton
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond
Littlle Fresh Pond 10:10am 10/23/16.
Water temperature 57.4 degrees F. 
 
Phytoplankton
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Tabellaria (1 chain/ml)
Closterium  (1/ml)
Uroglenopsis
Fragilaria
Asterionella
Mougeotia
Mallomonas
Scenedesmus
Ulothrix
Spirogyra
Nitzschia
Peridinium
Golenkinia
Centritractus
Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods (Cyclops)
Rotifers (Keratella)

 

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Black's Nook  
Here are the results of the plankton sample from Black's Nook.
Black's Nook 2:10pm,  9/10/16.
Water temperature 77.6 degrees F.
 
Phytoplankton
Ankistrodesmus
Spinocosmarium
Staurastrum
Euglena
Microspora
Desmidium
Cosmarium
Scenedesmus 
Volvox
Oscillatoria 
Spirogyra 
Navicula
Oedogonium
Anabaena
Pediastrum
Unknown green alga
Micrasterias 
 
Zooplankton
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond  2:25pm, 9/10/16.
Water temperature 77.8 degrees F.
 
 
 
Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (3/ml)
Coelastrum (2/ml)
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Euglena 
Microspora
Schroederia 
 
 
 
Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella)
 
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Black's Nook  
Here are the results of the plankton sample from Black's Nook.
Black's Nook 5:30pm, 8/27/16.
Water temperature 84.6 degrees F.
Phytoplankton
Ankistrodesmus 
Scenedesmus 
Pediastrum
Spinocosmarium
Desmidium
Euglena 
Eudorina
Docidium
Cosmarium
Lyngbya
Unknown diatom
Spirogyra 
Sphaerozosma
Staurastrum
 
Zooplankton
Rotifers
Cladocerans 

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond  5:55pm,  8/27/16.
Water temperature 85.7 F.
 
 
Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (6/ml)
Peridinium (1/ml)
Anacystis (30/ml)
Microspora  (1/ml)
Scenedesmus 
Ceratium
Staurastrum
Oedogonium
Centritractus 
Coelastrum
 
 
Zooplankton
Rotifers 
 

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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 12:50pm, 7/23/16.
Water temperature 81.6 degrees F.
Phytoplankton
Pediastrum
Eudorina
Ankistrodesmus
Spinocosmarium
Microcystis
Desmidium
Docidium
Staurastrum
Anabaena
Clostertium
Mougeotia
Fragilaria
 
Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond 1:05pm, 7/23/16.
Water temperature 84.7 degrees F.
 
 
Phytoplankton
Pediastrum (2/ml)
Euglena (2/ml)
Volvox 
Microcystis 
Peridinium
Coelastrum (1/ml)
Closterium (1/ml)
Zygenema
Microspora 
Palmella 
Staurastrum
Centritractus
Synura
Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella,Filinia,Brachionus)

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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 6/25/16, 2:10pm. 
Water temperature 80.5 degrees F.
 
 
Phytoplankton
Ceratium (bloom)
Cosmarium
Spirogyra
Oedogonium
Spinocosmarium
Palmella
Desmidium
Ankistrodesmus
Unknown diatom
Eudorina
Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond 6/25/16, 2:30pm.
Water temperature 83.3  degrees F.
 
 
Phytoplankton
Pediastrum  (6/ml)
Scenedesmus (2/ml)
Microcystis (20/ml)
Peridinium (1/ml)
Staurastrum
Palmella
Microspora
Fragilaria 
Closterium
Docidium
Mallomonas
Dinobryon 
Oedogonium
Merismopedia
Euglena 
Desmidium
Navicula 
Centritractus
Schroederia
Coelenastrum
Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella, Filinia)
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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 5/30/16 , 3:30pm.
Water temperature 73.6 degrees F. 
 
Phytoplankton
Eudorina 
Oedogonium 
Microcystis 
Spirogyra 
Zooplankton
Cladocerans 
Rotifers

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond   3:50pm , 5/30/16.
Water temperature 76.0 degrees F. 
 
Phytoplankton
Palmella (16/ml)
Ankistrodesmus  ? (8/ml)
Closterium (3/ml)
Scenedesmus (2/ml)
Pediastrum (2/ml)
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Microspora (1/ml)
Schroederia (1/ml)
Spirogyra 
Kirchneriella
Navicula
Tabellaria 
Asterionella
Fragilaria 
Coelastrum 
Cosmarium 
Spinocosmarium
Oedogonium
Microcystis
Pleurotaenium
Desmidium
Euglena
Micrasterias
Oscillatoria 
 
Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Ostracods
Rotifers
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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 6:20pm, 4/16/16.
Water temperature 59.7 degrees F. 
Phytoplankton
Dinobryon 
Schroederia 
Navicula 
Spinocosmarium
Ceratium
Spirogyra 
Cosmarium
Peridinium
Ankistrodesmus
Closterium
Oedogonium
Fragilaria
Anacystis
Unknown green alga
Epithemia
Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Rotifers (Filinia)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond 6:00pm,  4/16/16.
Water temperature 57.7 degrees F. 
Phytoplankton
Asterionella (152/ml)
Dinobryon
Schroederia  (3/ml)
Microspora (1/ml)
Pediastrum (1/ml)
Staurastrum (1/ml)
Peridinium
Tabellaria
Gymbella
Scenedesmus
Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers ( Keratella, Asplanchnia)
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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 2:00 pm, 3/12/16.
Water temperature 52.6 degrees F. 
Phytoplankton
Dinobryon
Stigeoclonium
Uroglenopsis
Navicula
Euglena
Cosmarium
Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Synchaeta, Monostyla, Filinia, Asplanchnia)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond 2:15pm, 3/12/16.
Water temperature  53.4 degrees F.
 
Phytoplankton
Dinobryon (17/ml)
Schroederia (10/ml)
Uroglenopsis (4/ml)
Asterionella (2/ml)
Gymbella (4/ml)
Pediastrum
Tabellaria (1/ml)
Synura (1/ml)
Euglena (1/ml)
Mallomonas (2/ml)
Diatoma (3/ml)
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Microspora 
Closterium
Navicula
Fragilaria 
Unknown diatom
Peridinium
 
The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns
Zooplankton
Copepods
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Keratella, Brachionus)
 
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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 2:36pm , 2/20/16.
Water temperature 38.9 degrees F (under 4 inches of ice)
Phytoplankton
Synura 
Dinobryon
Euglena
Oscillatoria 
Navicula
Unknown diatom
Ankistrodesmus
Uroglenopsis
Cosmarium
 
The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns
Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Keratella)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond  2:56pm,  2/20/16.
Water temperature 37.9 degrees F. (under 1/2 inch of ice)
 
Phytoplankton
Schroederia (1/ml)
Tabellaria
Synura (2/ml)
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Euglena (2/ml)
Uroglenopsis (1/ml)
Peridinium (1/ml)
Navicula
Diatoma
Oedogonium
Microspora
Chamaesiphon
Fragilaria
Pediastrum
Docidium
Mougeotia
Gymbella
Unknown diatom
 
The Synura, Uroglenopsis, Dinobryon association returns.
Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Copepods
Rotifers (Brachionus)
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Black's Nook  
Black's Nook 2:45pm,  1/23/16.
Water temperature  35.6 degrees F. (under 5 inches of ice)
Phytoplankton
Eudorina 
Chlamydomonas 
Unknown green alga
 
 
Zooplankton
Cladocerans
Rotifers (Asplanchna)

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Little Fresh Pond
Little Fresh Pond   3:20pm,  1/23/16.
Water temperature 35.1 degrees F. (under ~4.5 inches of ice)
 
Phytoplankton
Uroglenopsis (2/ml)
Dinobryon (1/ml)
Scenedesmus (1/ml)
Pediastrum 
Zooplankton
Cladocerans (Bosmina)
Copepods
Rotifers (Asplanchna)